Combined drawer-pull and label-case



(No'ModeL) J. P. NEELY.

COMBINED DRAWER PULL AND LABEL CASE.

Patented Nov. 1, 1887.

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COMBINED DRAWER-PULL AND LABEL-CASE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 372,559, dated November 1, 1.887.

Application filed May 528, 1887. Serial No. 239,682.

citizen of the United States, and a resident of Renovo, in the county of Clinton and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Drawer-Pulls and Label-Gases; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had totheaccompanyingdrawings, which form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my com bined drawer-pull and label case, showing the lid of the case-closed. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the lid of the case open. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional View taken on line 00 or of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 is a detail view of the lid of the case.

The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

My invention consistsin a new and improved combined drawer-pull and label-case,which I especially design for use in drugstores, and which will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

Referring to the several parts by letter, A. indicates the outer end of a drawer of the usual or ordinary construction, to which my improved combined drawer-pull and label-case is shown secured in its operative position.

B indicates the flat back of the pull,which is adapted to be secured to the outer end of the drawer by the screws b,beiug formed with the perforations through which the said screws ass.

p G 0 indicate the parallel side pieces of the draw-pull or label-case, which are secured at their rear edges to the flat back B, and are connected at their front edges by the depending front D, which forms the pull proper, and beneath which the fingers are inserted in drawing out the drawer.

E indicates the fiat bottom of the drawer, which is very narrow,and the frontproper, F, of the case extends up slantingly from the forward edge of the bottom E to the top of the depending pull B, as clearly shownin the sec tional view, Fig. 3, of the drawings, thus leav- (No model.)

ing room back of the pull B for the fingers in opening the drawer.

It will be seen that the depending front D. forms a convenient pull for opening and closing the drawer, while the case formed by the flat back B, the side pieces, 0 and O, and the bottom E and inclined front F forms a convenient receptacle for the reception of labels, or for a card containing the price of the goods in the drawer, and the top of this case is closed byahinged lid, H, which will be now described. This lid H, which is of a convenient size, is formed with the central open space, I, and with the longitudinal groove or recess J, extending from its rear edge to a point near its front edge, as shown in the sectional view, Fig. 3,0f the drawings, and a glass label, M, marked with the name of the goods or articles contained in the drawer, is placed in the hinged lid by sliding it through the slot or recess J from the rear edge of thelid until it is in position covering or filling the open central space of the lid, and this glass label is retained in position in the lid by. means of the curvedhinge-wires K K, these hinge-wires being curved into nearly the form of a complete circle, leaving a suitable space between their ends, however, and these hinge-loops are first passed through apertures L L at the rear edge of the lid H, and to the rear of the rear edge of the glass label M,whcn the latter is in posi tion within the lid, and their rear ends are then passed back through apertures N N in the upperpart of the flat back B of the pull or case before the said back has been screwed or fastened tightly againstthe front end of the d rawcr, and the screws which secured the said back to the drawer are then tightened, so as to press the back B firmly against the drawer, and thus bind the inner ends of the hinge wires or loops tightly between the drawer and the inner side of the back B, as will be readily understood, aud as shown clearly in the sectional view, Fig. 3, of the drawings.

The hinged lid is held in its closed and in its open positions by a spring, S, which is arranged, as shown in the drawings, so as to hold the lid firmly both in its closed and also in its open position.

My improved combined drawer-pull and ICO size of the drawer-and of the labels.

label-case is formed, preferably, of. bronzed molding or metal bronzed, and is constructed of different sizes to suit the purchaser and the From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction and many advantages of my invention will be readily understood. It will be seen that it is simple and strong in construction and can be manufactured at a small cost, and that it is exceedingly convenient and efficient in operation, forming a convenient drawer-pull, and also a convenient case for 1a bels, or for a card containing the prices of the articles contained in the drawer. The removable changeable glass label in the lid is also very convenient, showing at a glance the articles or particular medicine contained in the drawer, and this label can be readily removed from the lid to be replaced by another "when required, as when the contents of the drawer are changed, by merely unscrewing the flat back B from the drawer to free the inner ends of the hinge-loops,when the lid may be readily removed from the case and the hinge-loops drawn out of their apertures in the rear of the lid to permit of the withdrawal of the glass la bel and the substitution ofanother, as desired. i

Having thus described my invention, what I 2. The combination of the back adapted to be secured to a drawer, the side pieces, the narrow bottom and inclined front, the depending front piece, and the hinged lid, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination of the back adapted to be secured to a drawer, the side pieces, the narrow bottom and inclined front, the depending front piece, the hinged lid having the central opening and the longitudinal groove or slot, and the removablelabel adapted to fit in the said lid, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination, in a drawerpnll and label-case, of the flat back adapted to be secured to a drawer and having the apertures formed in it near its upper edge, the parallel side pieces, the narrow bottom and inclined front, the depending front piece,the lid formed with the central opening, the longitudinal recess or slot and the transverse apertures at its rear edge, the removable label adapted to fit in the said lid, and the hinge loops or wires, all substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth.

5. The combination of the back adapted to be secured to a drawer, the side pieoes,'the,

narrow bottom and inclined front, the depend ing tront piece, the hinged lid, and the spring, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoingas my own I have hereunto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN FARLY NEELY. Witnesses:

O. R. CoLLINs, W. P. MAXWELL. 

